Section Manager

Are you motivated by the opportunity to lead cutting-edge transportation solutions that improve safety, efficiency, and connectivity? Do you excel at guiding multidisciplinary teams, tackling complex mobility challenges, and advancing smart traffic and ITS programs that make a real-world impact?

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Section Manager to join our Traffic & ITS Team in Miami, FL. In this leadership role, you will provide vision, technical oversight, and operational direction for a diverse portfolio of traffic engineering and intelligent transportation system initiatives. This is your opportunity to play a key role in delivering forward-looking solutions that support safer, more adaptive, and technology-driven transportation networks.

• →Organize, direct, and coordinate activities related to traffic and ITS projects, including traffic signal systems, smart corridors, and advanced traffic management solutions—from planning and design through implementation
• →Collaborate with traffic and ITS team leadership to manage and motivate a high-performing group of technical professionals, ensuring excellence in project delivery and achieving team utilization goals
• →Effectively manage project budgets, scope, and schedules to deliver successful outcomes for critical traffic and ITS initiatives
• →Engage with clients, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met and expectations are exceeded throughout each phase

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering experience required; previous project or team management experience preferred
• Professional Engineer (PE) license required
• Expert knowledge of the respective engineering discipline with a proven ability to apply best practices
• Advanced proficiency with engineering, computational, and modeling software (Revit, AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc.) as well as Microsoft Office
• Strong understanding of QA/QC procedures, business practices, and engineering laws
• An articulate and persuasive communicator, both one-on-one and in front of large groups
• Proven ability to lead a team and manage relationships across the company
• Strategic thinker with the ability to guide and motivate team activity and resolve issues with urgency
• Experience with project budgeting preferred; basic understanding of accounting processes
• Active participation in professional engineering societies/organizations preferred

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is inclusive and forward leaning, always pushing the limits of what is possible.